UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the United Kingdom and France will host a summit of more than 40 countries to address the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz and restore global shipping.
In a post on X on Monday, the prime minister said the
disruption of the key shipping route is worsening global economic pressures.
Starmer said the planned summit will focus on developing a
coordinated multinational plan to safeguard international shipping.
“The ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is deeply
damaging. Getting global shipping moving is vital to ease cost of living
pressures,” he said.
“The UK has convened more than 40 nations who share our aim
to restore freedom of navigation.
“This week, the UK and France will co-host a summit to
advance work on a coordinated, independent, multinational plan to safeguard
international shipping when the conflict ends.”
The move follows failed negotiations between the United
States and Iran over the reopening of the strait and Tehran’s nuclear
programme.
Last week, Iran agreed to reopen the waterway for two weeks
and to “suspend defensive operations” on the condition that attacks by the US
and Israel would cease.
However, talks between both countries collapsed after 21
hours of negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital.
JD Vance, US vice-president, said Tehran declined to accept
Washington’s terms, adding that the US requires a “fundamental commitment” from
Iran not to develop nuclear weapons.
Negotiations between both countries have been ongoing, with
the control of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear ambitions remaining key
points of disagreement.
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